Incidencia de aborto en mujeres entre 20 a 42 años de un hospital de especialidades de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Pregnancy can become a serious problem with unforeseen consequences due to various factors. In Ecuador, abortion is prohibited by law, unless it is about saving the life of the woman. The objective of th is study is to determine the incidence of abortions in a specialty hospital in the city of Guayaquil. Methodology: Study with a descriptive, prospective, quantitative approach. The population was of 118 incomes with threat of abortion and abortion in course having as 72 cases of abortions (spontaneous, retained, medical) as registered. Results 61% of the studied population, I present abortions, being the incidence of 0.61 that is, that for every 100 women with gestation <or = to 20 weeks of Gestation, 60 did not finish their pregnancy, being the spontaneous abortion the most elevated with 47.22% in relation to the other abortions. The average age that was established is 30.08. According to marital status, unmarried women had 45% of abortions. The causes of abortions correspond to unspecified causes with 49% followed by anemia with 21% and recurrent urinary tract infections with 15%. Conclusions: After analyzing the incidence of abortions, the following is concluded: The total number of abortions that were quantified during the study period was 72 abortions. Of which spontaneous abortions were where a large part of the cases were concentrated a total of 47.22%, followed by medical abortions and retained with 26.38% respectively.